BEATTY'S ADMINISTRATORS v. BURNES'S ADMINISTRATORS (1814)

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BEATTY'S ADMINISTRATORS v. BURNES'S ADMINISTRATORS
Term: 1814
Important Dates
Argued: February 18, 1814
Decided: March 1, 1814
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
4-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallJohn MarshallJoseph StoryThomas Todd

BEATTY'S ADMINISTRATORS v. BURNES'S ADMINISTRATORS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 1, 1814. The case was argued before the court on February 18, 1814.

In a 4-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1810s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: untimely filing
  • Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 12 U.S. 98
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Marshall
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Joseph Story

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.

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